Safety clothes-line hanger.



E.y J. BCKHARDT.

SAFETY CLOTHES LINE HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 14, 1909.

Patented Feb. 15, 1910.

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E. J. ECKHARDT.

SAFETY GLOTHES LINE HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 14, 1909.

Patented Feb. 15, 1910.

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EDWARD J'. ECKE-IARDT, 0F BROGLIN, NEVI YRK, ASSIGNCR OF ONE-HALF TO SIMON MEYER, OF NEVI YORK, N. Y.

SAFETY CLOTHES-LNE HANGER.

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Application led June 14:, 1909.

To all 'whom tt may concern.'

Be it known that l, EDWARD J'. Eoin-Liner, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Safety Clothes- Line Hangers, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to improvements in clothesline-hangers; and an object of my invention is to provide a device of the class described which will be simple in construction, comparatively cheap in manufacture and efficient, safe and reliable in use.

ln the drawings illustrating the principle of my invention and the best mode now known to me of applying that principle, Figure l is a perspective view of my new clothesline hanger; Fig. 2 is an elevation thereof; F 3 is a section on the line A-A. of Fig. 2; Fig. le shows the hanger in position during the time the clothes are being hung upon the clothesline; Fig. 5 shows the hanger in position after the clothes are hung upon the clothesline; Fig. is a section on line B-B of Fig. Q; and Fig. 7 shows a modification.

The hanger-bracket a consists of the plate by holding the arm in position. The wash- Y) formed with lugs c, Z at its top and bottom, respectively, and through these lugs pass screws e by which the plate Z) is fastened to the window-casing The plate Z) is further formed with lugs g at one of its sides through which lugs pass screws e to assist in holding the plate in position. The plate .7; is formed with a Journal-bearing /L in `which is rotatably mounted a rock-shaft z' from which depends an integral arm j having at its lower end a hook 7c. The journalbearing 71, is for'aed with an open-ended slot or recess m in the walls of which is mounted a pivot-pin a; and on the latter is pivo-tally fastened the gravity-controlled detent or automatic catch 0. The end of the shaft z' which lies in the I1'ournal-bearing h is formed with a pair of longitudinal grooves or recesses 79, g spaced about ninety degrees apart. rlhese grooves are shaped to receive the detent or catch 0 so that the latter by its engagement with the walls of the grooves locks the rock-shaft z' and thereby the arm j in two positions at ninety degrees from each Specication of Letters Patent.

Serial No. 501,897.

other. The roch-shaft z' is further formed with a circumferential groove r into which projects a stop-pin s and which extends around the rock-shaft z' one-fourth of its circumference or through an angle of ninety degrees.

'he stop-pin s engages the ends of theV circmnferential groove 7" and limits the turning movement of the rock-shaft z'. The rockshaft z' carries at its outer or free end and near the upper end of the swinging arm a rotatable post t, the upper end of which is provided with the fork-lingers a. rlhe latter are free to turn on the vertical post t as an axis. As is shown in Figs. 4 and 5, the hook 7c carries a pulley-block o through which is rove the clothesline fw. In Fig. 5 laundried articles .fr are shown fastened upon the clothesline.

The operation of my new device will be clearly understood from the foregoing description and an inspection of Figs. 4t and 5. .Vhen it is desired to hang out the washed clothes or to control the clothesline w for any other desired purpose, the arm y' is swung to a horizontal position, as is shown in Fig. il. The stop-pin s limits the movement of the arm and the detent 0 automatically drops into the .groove p therewoman may now control the clothesline from inside the house. After the laundried articles a' have been fastened on the clothesline tu, the line tu is thrown between the fork-lingers u and the latter prevent the parts of the line from becoming twisted or entangled. rThe catch 0 is then lifted out of the groove p and the arm is allowed to fall. T he stop-pin s again limits the swinging movement of the arm and the catch 0 drops into the groove Q, thereby locking the arm l7' in vertical position.

Certain modifications may be made in the structure hereinbefore described without departing from the spirit of my invention; and I desire to be distinctly understood as claiming my invention in the broadest legally permissible manner. Therefore, I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the mechanical details of the structure as shown in the drawings. For eX- ample, the rock-shaft z' may be provided with a ratchet wheel y with which coper- Fatented Feb. 15, i910.

ates a pavvl z, as shown in Fig. 7. In this case the catch 0 and the grooves p, g are dispensed with.

I claim:

l. A safety clothesline hanger consisting of an arm; a rock-shaft attached to said arm and formed With grooves; a journal bearing for said shaft; and a Catch adapted to engage in said grooves and thereby to hold said rock-shaft and arm in the position determined by the groove in Which said catch engages.

2. A safety clothesline hanger consisting of an arm; a rock-shaft formed With grooves and attached to said arm; limiting means which determine the limits of the turning movement of said rockshaft; and a locking device adapted to engage in said grooves and thereby to lock said rock-shaft and arm in the position determined by the groove in which said device engages.

3. A safety clothesline hanger consisting of an arm; a rock-shaft attached to said arm; a journal bearing for said shaft; and a forked device mounted free to turn in said shaft for preventing the entanglement EDWARD J. ECKHARDT.

"Witnesses FRANK H. SINCERBEAUX, JAMES HAMILTON. 

